consider it growing pains..
yes the daily BH chest rewards are important.
This is a forever game, either you like it or you don't
Leaders,... get to work training your noobs.. that is forever chore too.
either you are willing to spend money to compete as top pirates or you are not.
If you are not a money spender then you play for free which is also cool..
Plarium is in business and must make money or the game will cease to exist.
this is the only game of this type i have ever played
this is the only game of this type I will ever play.
I am here to play as a hobby and I expect nothing.
I spend a little money to support the game not to win.
This is a Virtual Reality Game. It is what it is.
I am sure that Plarium will sort things out given time and input.
you can't make everyone happy all the time.
So you just have to do the best you can.
I have now played everyday for over a year and found in the end nothing really matters except patience, time and determination.
At least everyone is in same boat. we all get those BH adventures or we all don't..
Maybe it is discouraging to lose something we are used to..
and the chest reward troops help.. but i build way more free troops by raiding and training in tavern..
if you are counting on daily chest rewards to make progress you are not playing the game correctly. They are cool but it will take forever to get strong and powerful. I am building over 2 million in power per month..even if I lose all my troops.. all I have to do is lay low and build a monster force.
Those chests are mostly a plus but they do help. I've been here just as long as the both of you. The only thing though I'd say this game is missing is the hourly personal missions like they have in TD. If you're not familiar with it its similar to the chests but solo and doesn't require same standards but gives players something to do. And when you're starting out its little achievements. They refresh about every 3.5 hrs or after completion.
Point being is we're all already established we know the game. BH adventures are a 2 fold bonus
1. The troops are helpful to the entire BH + the codexes
2. Using the Adventures its a good way to push the crew to work together to complete the adventures. Its essentially a good way to build teamwork. BH tournaments do the same thing but the adventures give us that exercise on a daily basis.
Cigneous I understand where you're coming from and agree but like I stated above we're all accustomed to the game already. Players that aren't established yet, do rely on the boost these chests give them.
The industrious, daily active player says, "Well, that will help weed out the lazy ones."
The lazy coat-tail-riding-just-checking-in player says, "Where are my free SotLs???!!!"
The coiners say.... nothing. They didn't even notice.
Meanwhile, Plarium has a job opening in Israel about this topic.
http://company.plarium.com/career/israel-herzliya/monetization-analyst/